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head on the amounts available for certain nonadministrative expenses of said Administration is increased from "$26,250,000" to not to exceed "$31,560,000": Provided further, That no part of the funds contained herein shall be available for transfer, but shall be available for use exclusively by the Federal Housing Administration. FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

For an additional amount for "Administrative expenses", for carrying out the provisions of the Act of August 31, 1954 (Public Law 744), $130,000, to be derived from the W a r Claims Fund created by section 13a of the W a r Claims Act of 1948 (Public Law 896, approved July 3, 1948); and this amount and amounts previously made available from this source to the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission for "Administrative expenses" shall remain available until June 30, 1955: Provided, That the limitation under this head in the Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1955, as amended by the Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1955, on the amount available for expenses of travel of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission (War Claims Commission) is increased from "$8,000" to "$12,000". CHAPTER IV GENERAL PROVISIONS

Strikes or overthrow o £ Government.

Affidavit.

Penalty.

SEC. 401, No part of any appropriation contained in this Act, or of the funds available for expenditure by any corporation included in this Act, shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: Provided, That for the purposes hereof an affidavit shall be considered prima facie evidence that the person making the affidavit has not contrary to the provisions of this section engaged in a strike against the Government of the United States, is not a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or that such person does not advocate, and is not a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence: Provided further, That any person who engages in a strike against the Government of the United States or who is a member of an organization of Government employees that asserts the right to strike against the Government of the United States, or who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence and accepts employment the salary or wages for which are paid from any appropriation or fund contained in this or any other Act shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both: Provided, further, That the above penalty clause shall be in addition to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of existing law. Approved January 25, 1955.